Allergy Laser treatments-day 5

Today marks half way done on my laser treatments. I had my fifth treatment today. After the last treatment I went to play group as usual. My friend has cats and dogs, and for those of you who know they are the worst for me! Normally I could last a couple of hours before my allergies flared up. This time, 15min. Not good. I also felt completely wiped out and had a hard time sleeping. When my symptoms continued up to thursday I cancelled my next one for fear my asthma would get flared up. (I hate the nebulizer treatments so I never let my asthma get that bad.)

This time the Dr. did a booster treatment to help my body desensitize. After this one I felt my energy return and didn't really have a problem. I went back to the cats and dogs and had no problem what-so- ever. It was so nice not to be a sneezing snotty mess. I even was fine after leaving the house. (in the past I had most my reactions after leaving then house.)

So another success. :)

Allergy Laser treatments-day 4

Dr Edwards has cleared the foods,materials and started the animals. I am pleased to say I can now eat apples and carrots without my lip swelling or an itchy mouth/throat! I don't even have to spray them with the special cleanser I used to have to use. However, because he did animals which is one of my big struggles I have had several bad allergy attacks one of which triggered my asthma. I had been doing two laser treatments a week but this week I had to cancel the second. I thought with my asthma getting involved now my body might go over the top and I'd be needing the nebulizer at the ER. So we'll see what the doc has to say next week.

Allergy Laser treatments-day 1

So my first day Dr. Edwards hooked my up to a computer and a little machine kinda like a lie detector. The idea behind the treatments is that I have allergies to a bunch of things because somewhere my body developed a sensitivity or negative reaction to something normal. This lowered my immune system causing my body to "panic" with several other normal things. Each "thing" sends a frequency to the body. The brain interprets it as positive or negative. If negative I get the allergy symptoms as a means for my body to get away or rid of it. So back to the lie detector thing. This computer sends various frequencies to my body and records it's reaction. It goes through all the systems(respiratory, digestive, etc) testing for irritants. Once it finds a reaction it determines what it is. I showed having a variety of things: animals, foods, environmental, and clothing materials. So today I discovered the 320 things i'm allergic to and he did the first treatment.

For the treatment he runs the laser wand from my forehead down my spine to my hips and back up three times (once with my eyes open then closed then with me taking a deep breath, then blowing out.) After that he shines it on pressure points on my thumbs, elbows, and feet. Then done. After the session about 2 hours later I feel completly drained of energy and then got a mild headache. This, Dr. Edwards said was good. It meant my body was flushing them out and correctly identifying them as positive. Kinda like the body taking a deep breath he said.

Allergy Laser treatments

For those that don't know, I have struggled with allergies and asthma for 15+ years. I have tried pretty much everything to help: Allergy shots, diet, avoidance, medications. Nothing seemed to really help. I have my asthma fairly under control. I had a great doctor in Vienna Austria to thank for that. He taught me how to listen to my body and learning warning signs and the best time to take my inhaler. Thanks to him I have only used my inhaler maybe 3 times a year versus weekly.:)

After moving to Idaho , I started a new job. After being with them 6 months I got moved from Boise clinic to Nampa clinic. This was a great move for me as it meant shorter commute, less hours and more time with the kids. It also meant I'd be sharing a building with a chiropractor well known for his Wellness style. Dr Edwards believes the body is able to heal itself if encouraged. He also is one of the few that has studied laser treatments for allergies. I have to admit I was a little skeptical when I read/heard that. Laser treatments?

So after being there a month or two I started talking to the receptionist about the laser treatments. She sent some info home with me. After reading it I thought" this sure sounds hokie but what have I to loose?" So I hung around and asked some patients and red testimonies. One guy was severely allergic to the ink on newspapers so he hadn't read one for 20 years. After 10 laser allergy treatments he is now able to read the newspaper daily with no reaction. Another lady learned she wasn't allergic to cats but to a food. After the laser treatments she was able to

keep her cat.

I looked into insurance. Of course my insurance is lousy and I would have to pay out of pocket unless my 6000 dollar deductible was met. So after talking to Grandma she offered to pay so I started my treatments.

Fall is closing in

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything. With FB available I have become lazy in my writing. I have missed my blog though and have returned to use it like a journal. First though i need to update all my loyal followers:)

Summer has come and gone. The nice thing about fall in Idaho is that you randomly get 70 degree weather in October. I absolutely can get use to that!

This summer was very busy for us. I think we tried to pack in as much as possible so here is the snap shot of our summer: June- My dad turned 60 and had a big birthday bash. Family from Germany came to visit, family from Oklahoma and Missouri came, my brother and sister and their significant others came as well. It was good time! Also in June Jim went to N. Carolina for his best friend Joel's wedding. He had a great time and came back with lots of stories. July- We flew to Seattle for a wedding reception for Joel and Melissa. The boys had a great time on their first flight (well it was Bryce's 2nd but he was 3 mths old on his first). We also had Melissa and Joel over and we showed them all the fun summer water activities here. We rafted the white rapids of the Payette river, floated down the Boise river and relaxed and played games. We also had a visit from our friend McFarland. The boys were very enamored by his motorcycle and each got to sit on it and try on the helmet.

August- Grant turned 2 and we had a small family party. Both boys were in swim lessons this month. Bryce had his first time in a preschool class and without mommy. It was so neat to see him grow and learn how to back float and try the breast stroke. He is becoming such a little swimmer. Grant had his first class with mommy. He had no fear and loved jumping in and going under water. He'd come up laughing. We also moved to a larger rental house this month. It's a four bed 2.5 bath plus a bonus room. We love it! It has lots of room and a better backyard space to play as well as a safer end of cult-de-sac. We even have a play ground within walking distance.September- The boys had their first lemonade stand and had a lot of fun with it. We also flew as a family to Colorado for my brother's wedding. We stayed most of a week and enjoyed the time. It was beautiful wedding up in the mountains in the sunshine. We also drove around looking at the fall colors. Simply lovely!

That brings us to October. The boys started AWANA the end of September and love it. I love having the extra hour and half time alone with Jim and the kids learning bible verses. :)

This October has been pretty uneventful except for two things. Jim's hours are starting to pick up for peak and I started a new allergy treatment: Laser! More about that later.

I did make one trip in October. Jim and I flew to Seattle for the weekend. I went to my continuing education class and he went to a fantasy basketball draft. We also made time for a triple date with three other couples (mysister and bro-inlaw and two friends and their hubbys). It was a great time of food and games. I came home so tired though. :)

Summer has begun

Summer is in full force here. The weather is getting warmer though I wish it would stay consistently warm. (not sunny and hot one day then cold and raining the next). I know it's summer though, because of all the plans for vacation. Oh and all the weddings coming up!

Our first vacation was back to Seattle for a week. Unlike the last few times we made sure we had lots of time to sleep in, relax and have family time. We didn't cram everything in. Some highlights of the trip were: Visiting family, the Seattle Aquarium, visiting some great friends, a double date with my sister and brother in law, and spending the day with my sister (no kids:) After that we took a mini trip to McCall where Jim had to work a few days (we stayed with him in the hotel) then we joined some friends in the cabin.

Next up Jim leaves for North Carolina next week. His best friend Joel is getting married and he's the best man. I wanted to go so bad but it didn't work out for me to go for financial and child care reasons. I'm bummed I'll miss out but will hopefully get some pictures. While he's gone my dad is having his 60th birthday and it's going to be a big party. That will be fun!

Then in July I get to go away for the weekend and go to my friend Angela's wedding. Then in

September my brother gets married. We hopefully will go as a family to that one. Then back to Seattle for Brick Con. ( a big Lego convention that Jim builds something and enters it in the contest.) Here are a few pictures of the last trip to Seattle

Bryce turns 3!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRYCE!!!!!

Time has flown so fast for me. I can't believe 3 years ago I started this blog to show off my new little bundle of joy named Bryce! It has been more challenging and more fun/rewarding than I thought. I have truly loved being a mom and look forward to many more years of motherhood.

For Bryce's 3rd birthday I thought it would be fun to drive me and the kids to WA to celebrate with those grandparents, aunts uncles and friends. i am daily amazed at Bryce's memory and the people he remembers. He was just 13 mths old when we moved to Idaho but he remembers his friends from nursery, family members we see less often, and places we went. He was totally excited with having a party in WA. The drive over was pretty rough for me only because the kids were restless and the more stops I made to let them run around the worse it got. The last stop Grant threw a big screaming fit and kept signing and saying all done when I put him in the car. It was so sad and frustrating. The time there with family and friends was priceless and we had such a good time. As always we had a hard time leaving everyone. The drive home was much easier and less screaming. :) I think they were too tired to care after the packed 3.5 days of fun. :)

Here are some pictures of our time. Also upon coming home Bryce is completely potty trained and proud to help teach his brother. Grant is also growing up and is now in a toddler bed. The first few nights were rough as he is a busy sleeper and kept falling out. Last night was much better so maybe he's getting the hang of it. :)